Overview
- Israel confirms forces bulldozed sections of the al-Tuffah site, saying the area was an active combat zone and that measures were taken to neutralize threats.
- Satellite imagery shows rows of gravestones removed and extensive earthworks through 2025, with damage visible by August and clearer by December.
- Former caretaker Essam Jaradah describes two bulldozing rounds, including about 1,000 square meters inside the walls affecting a corner with Australian soldiers’ graves after late April or early May.
- Analysis reports a plot for Canadian UN peacekeepers and multiple sections of First and Second World War graves were razed.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cites damage, including a memorial reported hit on December 11, at a cemetery holding 3,217 graves with a history of prior incidents and restricted on-the-ground access.